Recognised as Colour

#F8E276

#F8E276
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#F8E276 is a yellow with RGB values 248, 226, 118 and HSL 50°, 90%, 72%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#F8E276

RGBrgb(248, 226, 118)

RGB (0–1)0.9725, 0.8863, 0.4627

RGB percentages97.3%, 88.6%, 46.3%

HSLhsl(49.8, 90.3%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 52.4%, 97.3%)

CMYK0%, 8.9%, 52.4%, 2.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer16,310,902

CSS custom property--colour: #F8E276;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75657WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness223.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.13:1

Contrast with white1.3:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black16.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DFDFDF

Inverted#071D89

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F4DD6Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#FAE57Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FFD4C9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.3:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text16.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 10.4 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.8 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 24 Goldenrod · ΔE 27.5 Navajo white · ΔE 28.6 Moccasin · ΔE 29.8

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 10.45, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#768CF8

Analogous#F8A176, #CDF876

Triadic#76F8E2, #E276F8

Split complementary#76CDF8, #A176F8

Tetradic#76F8A1, #768CF8, #F876CD

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FFFFFF

Lighter +20%#FDF7D7

Lighter +10%#FAECA7

Darker −10%#F6D845

Darker −20%#F3CD15

Darker −30%#CBAA0A

Darker −40%#9A8108

More saturated +25%#FFE76F

Less saturated −25%#E6D688

Channel breakdown

R248

G226

B118

Red248 (97.3%)

Green226 (88.6%)

Blue118 (46.3%)

Hue49.85°

Saturation (HSL)90.28%

Lightness71.76%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR F8 · G E2 · B 76

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